The Icelandic Canadian - 01.09.1964, Blaðsíða 36

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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Autumn 1964
Elizabeth Sigridur Ottosdottir
Elisabeth Sigridur Ottosdottir, a
long haired, natural blonde from
Reykjavik and Iceland’s eighth entrv
in the twelve-year old annual beauty
pageant in Long Beach, California
reached the fifteen semi-finalists from
which the judges chose statuesque
5’ 10” Miss Philippines as Miss Inter-
national Beauty 1965.
Following in the footsteps of Gud-
run Bjarnadottir, who became the
Queen last year, Elisabeth felt she
didn’t have a chance to win but “just
becoming a semi-finalist was most
gratifying.”
Elisabeth, who lives with her par-
ents and two sisters loves to swim,
dance and tips the scales at 125 lbs.
and stands 5’ 7” tall. Ller hostess
describes her as a decisive, well organ-
ized young lady which will be an asset
if she goes on to become a teacher,
her present ambition.
The eighteen year old from Iceland
dislikes the topless swim suit. “I never
saw one in Iceland or Europe,” she
said. She loves the English Beatles and
found American men very charming
from what she could see of them dur-
ing her very sheltered ten days of the
Pageant which is sponsored by the
City and Port of Long Beach and the
County of Los Angeles. In addition
it is reported to have been seen by
two million viewers as a TV spectac-
ular produced by NBC, with popular
TV star Hugh O’Brien as master of
ceremonies.
Miss Iceland shared her room with
a bubbly brunette representing Latin
America’s Nicaragua. “We both spoke
English so could communicate very
very well. She was fun to be with,” re-